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East : the Mahaweliganga. 



South : the Wasgomuwa Oya from its source in the Sudukanda 

 range of hills to where it joins the Mahaweliganga. 



West : the Sudukanda range of hills from the source of the 

 Wasgomuwa Oya (which Oya also forms part of the boundary 

 between Tamankaduwa and the Central Province) to where the 

 range crosses the Ambanganga. (This range of hills also forms 

 part of the province boundary.) 



All these sanctuaries are fairly well watered, and contain " park 

 and forest," or " plain and scrub," which afford ample grazing 

 ground and shelter. 



All shooting is forbidden inside the sanctuaries, but I fear it 

 won't be long before the cunning natives will learn to camp along 

 the boundaries and reap a rich harvest of meat, hides, and horns 

 in the open season by means of the " one licence per party of five 

 or six " system, and in the close season, of course, " We are merely 

 out to shoot bears, leopards, and pigs, and all this dried meat is pigs' 

 meat only ! " 



On the game licence issued for the Southern Province will be 

 found, amongst other notes written on the back thereof, the 

 following : 



(5) "The country between Palatupana-Katagamuwa road and 

 the Yala River is closed to non-resident sportsmen." 



This sounds nice for resident sportsmen, but I have reason to 

 believe that foreign visitors are almost always taken into this part, 

 to shoot, by their guides. 



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